TRENTON, N.J. – Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello reminds residents that Tuesday, April 13th is the last day to apply for a Vote-by-Mail Ballot through the mail to vote in the upcoming April 20th School Board election.

“In New Jersey, any voter can vote by mail for any reason,” Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello said. “Under the new Vote-by-Mail law, voters do not have to be sick, working, or out of town to request a ballot,” Sollami Covello added.

A registered voter may apply for their ballot by completing and mailing an easy Vote-By-Mail application that must be received by the Mercer County Clerk’s Office seven days prior to the election. After the mail-in deadline, a voter may apply for a ballot, in person, at the Mercer County Clerk’s Office until 3:00 P.M. April 19, the day before the election.

To request a Vote-by-Mail application, voters can call 609-989-6494. Vote-by-Mail applications also are available on the web at www.mercercounty.org/countyclerk in both English and Spanish. They are also available at the Mercer County Connection located in the Hamilton Square Shopping Center at Route 33 and Paxson Avenue in Hamilton Township. To apply in person, the Mercer County Clerk’s Office is located in the Old Courthouse at 209 South Broad Street – 2nd Fl., in Trenton.